I want to make a point of saying that sometimes our harshest critics are ourselves. I know that the person hardest on myself is me. So I want to take the time to remind myself, and everyone else out there hurting of a few things:
It's okay to grieve. It's okay to grieve for a long time. There is no timetable on grief. What may take one person a year, may take another person 10 years.
It's okay to grieve for your inner child. If you had a shitty childhood filled with abuse or neglect, it's okay to grieve for that kid. Grieve for him/her/them. Then you can move on from being the victim.
It's okay to feel bad for people you see on the news. This means that you are a caring, empathetic human being that you can still feel. And it's okay if you need to turn off the news to preserve your own sanity. Again, it doesn't mean that you don't care; you just can relate too much.
It's okay to feel scared. Sometimes life is scary. We all struggle to accept the scary times along with the safe times.
Those are just a few of the things I'm forgiving myself for today.
What other things do we also need to remember to forgive ourselves for?
It's okay to grieve. It's okay to grieve for a long time. There is no timetable on grief. What may take one person a year, may take another person 10 years.
It's okay to grieve for your inner child. If you had a shitty childhood filled with abuse or neglect, it's okay to grieve for that kid. Grieve for him/her/them. Then you can move on from being the victim.
It's okay to feel bad for people you see on the news. This means that you are a caring, empathetic human being that you can still feel. And it's okay if you need to turn off the news to preserve your own sanity. Again, it doesn't mean that you don't care; you just can relate too much.
It's okay to feel scared. Sometimes life is scary. We all struggle to accept the scary times along with the safe times.
Those are just a few of the things I'm forgiving myself for today.
What other things do we also need to remember to forgive ourselves for?